公开(公告)号：US11862358B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17970116

申请日：2022-10-20

Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Inventor： James Dawson ,  Jason Degen

IPC: H01B5/02 ,  G06F30/10 ,  H01M50/505 ,  H01B7/00 ,  H01B13/00 ,  G06F111/04 ,  H01B13/14 ,  H01R13/05

CPC classification number: H01B5/02 ,  G06F30/10 ,  H01B7/0009 ,  H01B13/003 ,  H01M50/505 ,  G06F2111/04 ,  H01B13/14 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H01R13/05

Abstract: A busbar for use in mechanically and electrically connecting components in a device or system. The busbar includes a plurality of conductors arranged to provide two opposed end portions and an intermediate portion, wherein each of the conductors has a plurality of intermediate extents that traverse the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion including: (A) an unfused segment where no intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a single consolidated conductor, and (B) a fused segment that includes (i) a partial solidification zone where a majority of the intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a partially solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, (ii) a full solidification zone where all of intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a fully solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, and (iii) an unsolidified region where all of the intermediate extents of the conductors are not fused together.